On 16 October 2018, a passenger train derailed near Bouknadel in Morocco, killing at least 7 and injuring at least 125.
[2] At 9:20 local time (UTC+1), ONCF regional train service number 9 went off rails and the locomotive hit a bridge near the location of the derailment.
[3] Shortly after the accident, 7 victims were announced to be immediately killed and at least 80 were injured.
[3] Some hours after the accident, a royal palace communiqué announced that an investigation on the cause of the accident was opened.
[3] After the train accident, many Moroccans expressed their rage towards the national operator ONCF and an online campaign with the hashtag #Baraka meaning enough was launched to boycott the operator's services.